A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 364 Coal Mine Exploration

In the evening, Lu Cheng and Li Kuiyong slowly returned to Baidian Village with a basket of coal and went straight to the home of the village party secretary Bai Guixing.

"Secretary Bai, I have brought you a big gift today, come and take a look."

Hearing this, Bai Guixing hurried forward to check. After seeing clearly that it was a basket of coal, Bai Guixing smiled and said, "Lu Cheng, you are thoughtful, but we still have enough firewood. You can take the coal back and use it."

"Secretary Bai, what I want to give you is not this basket of coal."

"What is that? Stop keeping me in suspense, kid."

"Secretary Bai, don't be anxious. We didn't buy this basket of coal."

"If it wasn't bought, could it be that it was picked up from the ground?"

"You are right. I picked it up from the ground."

"You kid, are you kidding me? Then tell me where did you pick it up? I will bring someone to pick it up tomorrow."

"Secretary Bai, don't you realize the problem? There may be a coal mine near Baidian Village!"

"What? Coal mine? Are you serious? This is no joke."

"Of course I wouldn't dare to joke about such a thing. This afternoon, Kuiyong and I went to the north to collect herbs and found coal in a small ravine. Then we followed the ravine all the way north and found coal along the way. There is no one living there, and few people usually go there. It is unlikely that someone would deliberately spread coal there.

So I guessed there might be coal mines there. Then we went north along the ravine and found more coal mines. I had read some books about mineral resources before and knew the typical topographical features of coal mines.

I have carefully observed the topography and rock features there, and they are basically consistent with what is written in the book. It can be inferred that there is a coal mine there, and it should be quite large. "

"This...are you really sure?"

"Secretary Bai, I've only read some books and I'm not a professional. To be truly sure, we still have to wait for relevant experts and technicians to come and investigate. As for now, all we have to do is report this matter to the higher authorities and ask them to send technicians to investigate."

"Yes, yes, this matter must be taken seriously. Let's put this basket of coal here first. Tomorrow morning, you come with me to the commune and we will report to the commune leaders."

"no problem."

"Lu Cheng, don't tell anyone about this when you get back. If it's fake, don't let it have any negative impact on you."

"I know."

After the arrangements were made, the next morning, Li Kuiyong led the rest of the educated youth to work, while Lu Cheng left early and came to the commune with the village party secretary.

When the commune leaders learned about this incident, they attached great importance to it and immediately called the county to report the situation.

Soon, the county sent people directly to Hechuan Commune in a jeep, checked the basket of coal ore brought by Lu Cheng, and then found Lu Cheng to learn more about the situation.

At noon, the group had a meal in the commune canteen, and in the afternoon they headed towards the place Lu Cheng mentioned.

As the valley was relatively remote and inaccessible, Lu Cheng took the village party secretary, commune leaders and county commissioners with him to check it out on foot.

After walking a long way and making sure that there were indeed scattered coal mines in the area and collecting a basket of coal, everyone returned.

After returning to the commune, the county commissioner smiled and said, "Lu Cheng, you did a great job. This matter is very important. We will report this matter to the province after we return. The province should send an exploration team to investigate soon. By then, we will need you to be their guide."

"no problem."

It was not until the evening that Lu Cheng returned to the educated youth point.

Seeing Lu Cheng coming back, Li Kuiyong hurried forward to ask, and then walked out of the yard with Lu Cheng, and then asked: "Brother Cheng, what's going on? Is there really a coal mine?"

"Don't worry. The province will send an exploration team in a couple of days, and we'll be able to draw a conclusion then. But this matter should be almost certain."

"Then...then can we go to the mines to work as workers?"

"Look at your achievements, being a worker is not enough for you. Well, keep it a secret for now."

"no problem."

In the next two days, the educated youths at the educated youth camp continued to work as usual. Xu Xiulan had to teach the children every day, so she didn't have to participate in the labor.

Lu Cheng sometimes goes to treat villagers, which saves him some work and gives him more freedom.

Two days later, a jeep and a truck arrived at the entrance of Baidian Village. Then, Lu Cheng and Li Kuiyong got on the truck and headed north.

After arriving at a place where there was no vacancy, Lu Cheng and Li Kuiyong each brought a few people, carried various instruments, and began to conduct exploration and measurement.

The exploration work cannot be completed in a short time. Lu Cheng and Li Kuiyong accompanied us throughout the process and provided a lot of useful information.

Not only that, when some members of the exploration team were injured, Lu Cheng treated their injuries. He was more professional than any other doctor on the team and quickly won the favor of all members of the exploration team.

The provincial exploration team went down to the front line to carry out work, and the food and accommodation were quite good. Lu Cheng and Li Kuiyong also lived and ate with them.

After two or three days of exploration, the exploration team was able to confirm that there was indeed a coal mine here, and that the mine was quite large.

Although it is not possible to determine the total area and reserves of this coal mine for the time being, what has been discovered is enough to alert higher-level leaders.

Soon, after the exploration results were reported, the Ministry of Industry issued an order to the provincial exploration bureau and mining bureau to dispatch more exploration personnel to carry out exploration work in several surrounding counties simultaneously.

In addition, the Ministry of Industry also sent a special person to Jingbian County to further understand the situation.

Coal resources are an important raw material for industrial development. From steelmaking and power generation to residential heating, coal is indispensable.

The discovery of a large coal mine will definitely bring huge benefits to the entire China, and will make the local people rich overnight.

When the news reached Baidian Village, the whole village was in an uproar.

A large coal mine was discovered near the village. When recruiting coal miners in the future, they will definitely recruit from nearby villagers, and many farmers will become workers.

Although they are just coal miners whose jobs are hard, tiring and dangerous, as long as they are workers, they are much better than farmers.

In those days, farmers in the village implemented the work point system. One work point was about 1 to 2 cents. The strongest man could earn at most 10 work points a day, and many people could only earn 5 to 8 work points a day, which means that the daily income was only a little over 1 cents.

Even if one works 300 days a year on the farm, one's annual income is only to yuan, which is barely enough to support oneself.

If you can become a worker, even if the income is only 200 or yuan, it is more than yuan a year, which is enough to support a family.

Moreover, workers' wages will increase with their length of service.

In this situation, who among the villagers doesn't want to be a worker?

Not to mention the villagers, even the educated youth now want to be workers.

However, the current exploration work has not been completed. After the exploration work is completed, planning will be carried out to select a suitable place for mining...